Some Excerpts from a report on "Chunauti", 29 part serial on All India Radio (FM Rainbow) phone-in programme by adolescents focusing on adolescents issues.
The Report (Waves of Change )was published by Plan International in the year 2006.
Suneel Vatsyayan was co-producer of "Chunauti,"says
...Preparing for Chunauti was like connecting with a mass classroom, where young listeners tuned in from poor areas across Delhi. Each group listening to it was unique; each individual had a separate identity. And when they learnt to use their own voice, clearly and powerfully, they were motivated to change things around them.
In some time, the children were well poised for their big leap forward. In preparing for this, we knew that the technology in radio programming needed to be demystified—a process that proved very successful. Youngsters, ‘We looked within, then outside’ Suneel Vatsyayan on Chunauti who had never seen a microphone, studio, transmitter, recorder or other technical equipment, became scriptwriters, producers and anchors of a radio show! Even AIR staff, who were initially hesitant about adolescents from the slums handling such a programme (and their expensive equipment!), changed their opinion. In a way, Chunauti resulted in
de- professionalizing professions like radio programming and production. Our attempt in Chunauti was to help the adolescents first look within and then outside While the first phase of Chunauti was more of a personal journey (with episodes like ‘Identity’, ‘Values’ and ‘Discrimination’), the second phase had a more social focus (episodes like ‘Role of Politics’
and ‘Social Responsibility’). We were happy to see the end result: children could not only talk about their rights, but were also aware of their responsibilities, and their need to dialogue with different groups to change things for the better....
The Report (Waves of Change )was published by Plan International in the year 2006.
Suneel Vatsyayan was co-producer of "Chunauti,"says ...Preparing for Chunauti was like connecting with a mass classroom, where young listeners tuned in from poor areas across Delhi. Each group listening to it was unique; each individual had a separate identity. And when they learnt to use their own voice, clearly and powerfully, they were motivated to change things around them.
In some time, the children were well poised for their big leap forward. In preparing for this, we knew that the technology in radio programming needed to be demystified—a process that proved very successful. Youngsters, ‘We looked within, then outside’ Suneel Vatsyayan on Chunauti who had never seen a microphone, studio, transmitter, recorder or other technical equipment, became scriptwriters, producers and anchors of a radio show! Even AIR staff, who were initially hesitant about adolescents from the slums handling such a programme (and their expensive equipment!), changed their opinion. In a way, Chunauti resulted in
de- professionalizing professions like radio programming and production. Our attempt in Chunauti was to help the adolescents first look within and then outside While the first phase of Chunauti was more of a personal journey (with episodes like ‘Identity’, ‘Values’ and ‘Discrimination’), the second phase had a more social focus (episodes like ‘Role of Politics’
and ‘Social Responsibility’). We were happy to see the end result: children could not only talk about their rights, but were also aware of their responsibilities, and their need to dialogue with different groups to change things for the better....
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